risella aka tuna risotto - Cook with Gem

risella aka tuna risotto - Cook with Gem

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I’ve eaten a version of this since I was little and cook it all the time for my boys. It makes no claims to authenticity but it is delicious and easy. My Dad first made it in the 1980s, I think it...

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Ingredients

  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 large bulb of fennel
  • 1 tablespoon organic rapeseed/canola or olive oil
  • 2 red peppers (bell peppers)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree/paste
  • 285g (10 ounces) risotto rice, such as Arborio
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes (14.5 ounce can) of diced tomatoes, no herbs or salt added
  • 3 x 160g tins (5 ounce cans) of tuna in olive oil or spring water
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1-2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 bulb fennel
  • half a teaspoon each sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Optional – rocket/arugula, pea shoots or watercress

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